Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jet was supposed to be the safest plane in the world. The perception is anything but.

Almost five years after the second fatal crash involving the plane prompted a global grounding, and three years after the Federal Aviation Administration said the Max could safely return to US skies, the aircraft is still having troubling safety problems. The FAA on Saturday ordered a temporary grounding and immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft after a piece of the plane blew off soon after takeoff on a late Friday evening Alaska Airlines flight, leaving a gaping hole with views of the starry night where a panel should have been. Alaska Air Group Inc. had already stopped flying its entire fleet of the Boeing Max variant following the incident, while United Airlines Holdings Inc. had also pulled some of the model from service to conduct emergency inspections.

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Boeing 737 Max Blowout Points to Pervasive Flaws

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08.01.2024

Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jet was supposed to be the safest plane in the world. The perception is anything but.

Almost five years after the second fatal crash involving the plane prompted a global grounding, and three years........

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